The Consolidated Financial Statements for the Third Quarter of 2017 include the consolidated income statements, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the consolidated statements of financial position and much more.

The data selection criteria used to determine the discount rate in the eurozone were modified as of the beginning of the third quarter of 2017 in connection with the deconsolidation of Covestro. As before, the underlying bond portfolio consists entirely of high-quality corporate bonds with a minimum AA or AAA rating. Corporate bonds of state-owned companies are no longer included. Included in the bond portfolio were corporate bonds of special purpose entities and exchange-traded corporate bonds. Without the modifications, the interest rate as of September 30, 2017, would have been 20 base points lower. The provisions for pensions would have been €0.6 billion higher as a result.